After ‘Spider-Man’ Boosted ‘Oh Yeah,’ Is Steve Lacy Already on His Way to Another Breakout Hit?
Steve Lacy's new album "Oh, Yeah?" is continuing to build commercial momentum a month after its release, with a second track now showing signs of becoming a breakout hit. The album debuted at a modest No. 14 on the Billboard 200 in August, but its title track was given a major boost after featuring over the end credits of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", propelling it into the Hot 100's top 20 and helping earlier single "The Feeling" climb to a new chart peak. Now the gentle acoustic ballad "Nothing" appears poised to follow suit, echoing the crossover success of Lacy's 2022 hit "Bad Habit".
According to Luminate data cited in the article, "Nothing" racked up 3.2 million official on-demand US streams in the week ending 3 September, a 101% increase on four weeks earlier. Its rise has been fuelled by widespread use in TikTok edits and by fans turning it into a singalong moment at Lacy's European and Asian tour dates. While Lacy is not necessarily on course for another number one single imminently, the article suggests "Bad Habit" was just the start of his run as a genuine crossover pop star.
- Steve Lacy's "Oh, Yeah?" album keeps gaining streams a month after release
- Title track's Spider-Man film placement pushed it into the Hot 100 top 20
- New track "Nothing" is now surging via TikTok and live singalongs
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Steve Lacy is a musician who built his profile as part of the R&B group The Internet before establishing himself as a solo artist. He broke through commercially in 2022 with the song "Bad Habit", which became a huge streaming and radio hit despite not being pushed as an obvious single. His latest album, "Oh, Yeah?", came out about a month ago.
The album's title track got an unexpected lift when it was used over the closing credits of the film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", introducing Lacy's music to a much wider audience and pushing that song up the charts. Streaming figures and chart positions like the Billboard 200 (album sales and streaming) and the Hot 100 (individual songs) are widely used industry measures of a track's popularity in the US.
Music industry watchers now track whether other songs from the same album can also cross over into mainstream popularity, often driven by social media platforms such as TikTok or by live audience reactions on tour, rather than traditional radio or marketing pushes.